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in my view washington is simply reflecting the position of israel or washington as far as american interests are concerned there is no real american interest per se national interest that is served by denying the recognition to the palestinians however there is a domestic political issue and that is that many of the members of congress believe that in less they stand by israel in its opposition to the recognition of the palestinian state at this time that they themselves would lose their seats so this is a matter of a domestic domestic politics for the united states rather than a question of foreign policy. while the u.s. support for israel and its disputes with palestine seems unflinching when it comes to other regional matters washington must learn to say no to this former statesman speaking of brezinski. you're not going to be making decisions for. more on line he thinks america's friendship should be limited just ahead of the program . and a further escalation of the crisis in age of the country's top judiciary have gone on strike to protest president morsi has decree that greatly enlarg
in my view washington is simply reflecting the position of israel or washington as far as american interests are concerned there is no real american interest per se national interest that is served by denying the recognition to the palestinians however there is a domestic political issue and that is that many of the members of congress believe that in less they stand by israel in its opposition to the recognition of the palestinian state at this time that they themselves would lose their seats...
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molly henneberg is live in washington and molly, we heard that the state department put out a statement on this, but omits one thing which is what? >> his name, president morsi's name. instead the state department says the decisions and declarations in egypt quote, raised concerns for egyptians and the community. and assuring that power would not be overly concentrated in the hand of any one person or institution. but it does not call on president morsi directly to reverse course. republican senator john mccain who will be on fox news sunday tomorrow was a bit more direct, saying in a tweet, president morsi should renounce his power grab before things get out of hand, hashtag egypt. and the president called morsi one day, to thank him for a cease-fire between hamas and gaza. >> and morsi's actions now putting the obama administration in a tough position, molly. tell us more about that. >> now that morsi fired top prosecutor and put himself above the judiciary system the white house will back off more public support of him and a former ambassador to the u.n. under president george w. bus
molly henneberg is live in washington and molly, we heard that the state department put out a statement on this, but omits one thing which is what? >> his name, president morsi's name. instead the state department says the decisions and declarations in egypt quote, raised concerns for egyptians and the community. and assuring that power would not be overly concentrated in the hand of any one person or institution. but it does not call on president morsi directly to reverse course....
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what people are saying in washington, d.c., trust is our biggest deficit. we need to react on the facts and then that's what should be done. >> eric: ford tseems to some, miss rice has a lack of trust, though she said she relied solely on the intelligence. she said she made it clear that what she was sayinged about the muslim video was preliminary. >> again, blaming the intel is a copout. i think she needs to get the count opportunity to explain herself. she needs to take accountability of her actions. it cements to be clear, nobody knows for sure, she allowed herself to be a pawn for the administration. if you are going to be the nation's top diplomat, have you to show some independence. yes, have you to have loyalty to the administration. but your responsibility's to the american people. i agree here, the bottom line, we have four dead americans and no answers. we need to get to the bottom of this in a bipartisan way. >> eric: when you use the word "pawn," you say you are part of the administration, you are saying that the administration's lying come and
what people are saying in washington, d.c., trust is our biggest deficit. we need to react on the facts and then that's what should be done. >> eric: ford tseems to some, miss rice has a lack of trust, though she said she relied solely on the intelligence. she said she made it clear that what she was sayinged about the muslim video was preliminary. >> again, blaming the intel is a copout. i think she needs to get the count opportunity to explain herself. she needs to take...
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he's a professor at george washington university. do you find it significant that this wasn't just tahrir square but alexandria, port said. >> oh, yes. essentially most of the non-islammist political forces in egypt-- that is the brotherhood and others aside-- have lined up against us. the real question is are they going to be able to form a united front? and do they have any strategy by which to overturn morsi's decisions. >> suarez: what exactly has he done through these decrees? what did he say-- what powers did he give to himself, basically, until there's a constitution? >> well, he did a lot of little things. he dismissed the old prosecutor, seen as a hold-over from the old rejewel. he promised new trials. but the main thing that he did was to take all of his actions, and place them outside of court review. and he also made impossible to disband the constitutional assembly that is now writing the document. he had already assumed not simply presidential powers but legislative powers. that he did in august. what he is doing right
he's a professor at george washington university. do you find it significant that this wasn't just tahrir square but alexandria, port said. >> oh, yes. essentially most of the non-islammist political forces in egypt-- that is the brotherhood and others aside-- have lined up against us. the real question is are they going to be able to form a united front? and do they have any strategy by which to overturn morsi's decisions. >> suarez: what exactly has he done through these decrees?...
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you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it would affect toddlers today, no one else. >> you know what, toddlers, i'm going to move it to 59 today. >> this has democrats willing to take on their own special interests. it's a sense of where the argument could go. and neither democrats nor republicans want to be the ones to raise it. they're going to have to do it more quickly. next, the question remains, can israel survive as a country if there is not a two-state solution? and that debate boil down to israeli -- they're "outfront" and is it a ballpoint pen or something more dangerous? a look at the weapons allegedly found on a north korean spy. it's exclusive, it's next. and she became the full time
you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it would affect toddlers today, no one else. >> you know what, toddlers, i'm going to move it to 59 today....
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margaret brennan, cbs news, washington. >>> in egypt, a rally by supporters of president mohamed morsi has been cancelled. overnight anti-government protesters clashed with police in cairo's tahrir square. they plan to press ahead with the demonstration today, demanding that morsi relent on his seizure of near absolute authority. he said the edict was temporary and only granted him limited authority. holly williams is in cairo. do we have any indication of what the president there is going to do? is he going to back down? >> good morning. well, president mohamed morsi is clearly trying to persuade people that he doesn't want to be a dictator. he met with a group of senior egyptian judges and he told them that his new immunity of the courts would only apply to sovereign matters. the problem with that is we don't know exactly what it means and it certainly won't be enough to satisfy his opponents. in fact, one of those judges described it as a frail statement. for president morsi's critics, they are still extremely angry about the series of decrees that he issued on thursday that give hi
margaret brennan, cbs news, washington. >>> in egypt, a rally by supporters of president mohamed morsi has been cancelled. overnight anti-government protesters clashed with police in cairo's tahrir square. they plan to press ahead with the demonstration today, demanding that morsi relent on his seizure of near absolute authority. he said the edict was temporary and only granted him limited authority. holly williams is in cairo. do we have any indication of what the president there is...
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he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching to do to figure out the path forward. to be a viable party. in come a group of super pacs, one focuses on immigration reform. one focusing on supporting gay marriage. another on gun control. that are out there and their goal their purpose is to provide political cover to provide air support on the airwaves, if you will, big money, behind republican candidates who will say no to the fringe, who will say no to the far right and will take moderate positions more centrist positions on these hot button issues. >> jennifer: so who's controlling the agenda? the poli
he comes to us from washington d.c. andy, welcome back inside "the war room." >> great to be back. >> jennifer: all right. so tell me about these moderate super pacs. who's involved? what issues are they pushing? >> absolutely. so the g.o.p. is in the middle of a reckoning right now. they got their buttsa kicked two weeks ago. especially among minorities in this country. they see the demographics stacked against them. they realize that they have some soul searching...
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. >> the size of washington. >> and 1.7 million people. it's a hotbed of emotion, that's for sure. >> and certainly though it has capability of sparking many come flicks in the region. michael, we'll get back to you. have to let you go for a minute. following this. hamas says fighting will stop, at least temporarily, they'll make an announcement 2:00 p.m. eastern according to reporters on the ground. however, there are rockets, they are still flying on both sides of the israeli/gaza border. we'll go to -- go live right after a quick break. [ man ] in hong kong, on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, working together has ne
. >> the size of washington. >> and 1.7 million people. it's a hotbed of emotion, that's for sure. >> and certainly though it has capability of sparking many come flicks in the region. michael, we'll get back to you. have to let you go for a minute. following this. hamas says fighting will stop, at least temporarily, they'll make an announcement 2:00 p.m. eastern according to reporters on the ground. however, there are rockets, they are still flying on both sides of the...
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unfortunate and counterproductive that's how washington describes the u.n. general assembly historic vote despite more than two thirds of the world saying yes to palestine's bid for statehood israel's prime minister called the move meaningless on the palestinian people but their drive would bring no change their lives. these ladies certainly are downplaying the significance of this vote although we have seen them would use the kind of rhetoric that they've been acting over the past few weeks and months so they're no longer issuing the same kinds of threats that they were before presumably because they understand that this will only further isolate them in the international community the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has repeatedly said that this vote does not change the reality on the ground the israeli position is that it is a unilateral step by the palestinians they accuse the resolution of being one sided both the united states and israel saying that it's not going to change the reality on the ground in this despite the fact that we're hearing
unfortunate and counterproductive that's how washington describes the u.n. general assembly historic vote despite more than two thirds of the world saying yes to palestine's bid for statehood israel's prime minister called the move meaningless on the palestinian people but their drive would bring no change their lives. these ladies certainly are downplaying the significance of this vote although we have seen them would use the kind of rhetoric that they've been acting over the past few weeks...
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in beirut we have franklin lamb he is director of the americans concern for middle east peace and in washington we cross to ivan eland he is a senior fellow and director of the center on peace and liberty at the independent institute for. german crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want while in cairo i'd like to go to you first of the president has been widely criticized for his decree expanding his power but others would say it was necessary that political shock therapy is necessary for egypt to move forward to transform how to react to that i don't think dictatorship is ever necessary to move forward as we've seen in the past the military has done the same thing and it's given a granted itself powers and we've seen what they've done with these powers they've killed a lot of egyptians fellow texans and they have not lived up to their mandate so in light of that i can i cannot accept that being a dictator is a way to democracy and a man who is accepted to to give himself dictatorial powers temporarily will give himself dictatorial powers permanently especially in li
in beirut we have franklin lamb he is director of the americans concern for middle east peace and in washington we cross to ivan eland he is a senior fellow and director of the center on peace and liberty at the independent institute for. german crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want while in cairo i'd like to go to you first of the president has been widely criticized for his decree expanding his power but others would say it was necessary that political shock...
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there is one simple rule about how washington works. it really needs a deadline to force people to make tough votes. and the deadlines that are coming up are when the fiscal cliff occurs at the end of the year or more frankly the thanksgiving -- the christmas holiday season when members of congress probably want to get away and get away from washington for good or at least for a while. and so the real negotiations won't occur until we get really close to christmas or close to the very end of the year. and now we're in the stage where people are kind of making demands, having press conferences, using pr techniques. but the real negotiations won't occur until at least mid-december. >> let's move to the other big topic in washington this week. of course u.n. ambassador susan rice on the hill. she met with several republican senators who have threatened to block her possible nomination as secretary of state. let's play those highlights, as well. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get.
there is one simple rule about how washington works. it really needs a deadline to force people to make tough votes. and the deadlines that are coming up are when the fiscal cliff occurs at the end of the year or more frankly the thanksgiving -- the christmas holiday season when members of congress probably want to get away and get away from washington for good or at least for a while. and so the real negotiations won't occur until we get really close to christmas or close to the very end of...
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>> washington is not, has not made it happen. washington has not been able to do it. liz: do you know the "buffett rule" would reduce the 10-year deficit under president obama's budget by .7 of 1%? you're talking about is .7 of 1%. this argument is about .7 of 1%. why do we keep having this conversation instead after conversation about controlling spending, about really closing this gap or doing something else to really close this gap? i mean i just wonder why this conversation keeps coming to the fore instead of one that would solve the problem? to me it is about pitting people in this country against each other which is not going to get us anywhere. >> but, melissa, in the last year we cut a trillion dollars in spending. president obama is proposing cutting another $3 trillion in spending. we have not been able to agree on one dollar of revenue increases. that's the problem. and this rule is looking at what should be low-hanging fruit, an easy call and yet it is becoming a contentious issue. liz: only because it has become a contentious issue because democrats keep
>> washington is not, has not made it happen. washington has not been able to do it. liz: do you know the "buffett rule" would reduce the 10-year deficit under president obama's budget by .7 of 1%? you're talking about is .7 of 1%. this argument is about .7 of 1%. why do we keep having this conversation instead after conversation about controlling spending, about really closing this gap or doing something else to really close this gap? i mean i just wonder why this conversation...
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tried to downplay its significance washington's amboy to the u.n. susan rice the palestinian hopes are doomed to failure as recognition by the u.n. won't change anything on the ground today's grand pronouncements will soon fade and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that. there is a state. ramsey baroud added to her and palestine chronicle dot com says washington's middle east rhetoric is outdated and the un vote shows the u.s. risks possible isolation because of its unflinching support for israel. what hillary clinton has actually said can only be understood within the old context the us is an evil to get out of the rot it's political rot of many years partly the united states its is stuck in its own foreign policy of all it is incapable of adapting to a new middle east to the so-called arab spring to the new realities that are emerging from the reg
tried to downplay its significance washington's amboy to the u.n. susan rice the palestinian hopes are doomed to failure as recognition by the u.n. won't change anything on the ground today's grand pronouncements will soon fade and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership it does not this resolution does not establish that. there is a state....
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and spending equals power in washington, d.c. and these people are not going to give up power until they have to. and the point at which they have to is when our economy completely starts to collapse, when you see the stock market just bail out, when you see investors bail out. we're not there yet. they're not scared yet. >> sean: okay. you wrote a book that oddly -- and by your own words, your own admission, because we've been friends a long time -- called "the fair tax." goes on to become a huge number one "new york times" bestseller. your follow-up book, same thing, bag bestseller. interesting, i represent the mac penny plan. you cut one cent, one penny, out of every dollar that washington will spend. you do that every year for six years, keep gdp spending at 18%, 19%, where historically it's been, and you balance the budget. >> sure. >> sean: that seems like something you could sell to the american people. >> you can sell it -- >> sean: go ahead. >> sean, you can sell it to people who are educated and informed about our econo
and spending equals power in washington, d.c. and these people are not going to give up power until they have to. and the point at which they have to is when our economy completely starts to collapse, when you see the stock market just bail out, when you see investors bail out. we're not there yet. they're not scared yet. >> sean: okay. you wrote a book that oddly -- and by your own words, your own admission, because we've been friends a long time -- called "the fair tax." goes...
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susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president is sending his top two negotiators to talk with lawmakers today about possible spending cuts. he's also getting ready to take his fiscal cliff message on the road. he'll try to convince the american people the best way to avoid the fiscal cliff is to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important for washington to screw this up. >> reporter: president obama is putting pressure on congressional republicans and he's enlisting middle class americans in getting the gop to take action on taxes. >> when the american people speak loudly enough, lo and behold congress listens. >> reporter: tomorrow he'll host a campaign style event where he calls on lawmakers to extend the tax rates on families making less than $250,000 a year. once that's done they can work on other details such as spending cuts and changes to the tax code, medicare and medicaid. >> he's out there campaigning for his position. i ge
susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president is sending his top two negotiators to talk with lawmakers today about possible spending cuts. he's also getting ready to take his fiscal cliff message on the road. he'll try to convince the american people the best way to avoid the fiscal cliff is to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important for washington to screw this up. >>...
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problem could be change with air strikes and arms supplies we've seen polls makers here in washington trying very hard to present the arab spring as a success story up until september washington had the revolution in libya check as a foreign policy victory for president obama after all the u.s. provided most of the firepower which led to the capture and the killing of moammar gadhafi only after the tragic attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the murder of the american ambassador there come back into a spotlight and the chaos that we see there now flies in the face of that success story narrative protests frequently disrupt operations at the main oil refinery in western libya while the new government in libya has little or no control over the numerous militia groups the civil war has left the country shredded to pieces with radical islamic taking advantage of the chaos so many in the post-revolutionary north african countries despair and violence have replaced the hopes of the spring in washington i'm going to check our. party's been inside ecuadorian embassy in london to speak
problem could be change with air strikes and arms supplies we've seen polls makers here in washington trying very hard to present the arab spring as a success story up until september washington had the revolution in libya check as a foreign policy victory for president obama after all the u.s. provided most of the firepower which led to the capture and the killing of moammar gadhafi only after the tragic attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the murder of the american ambassador there...
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to cross out the war on drugs i'm joined by peter hack i'm in washington he's president emeritus and a senior fellow at the interim american dialogue and in boston we have kevin so bad he is director of the drug policy institute at the university of florida and a former white house senior adviser on drug policy are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to come and i am i to go to you i mean this talk about colorado is talking about washington i mean the perception outside of the united states is that the united states is legalizing it at home but continuing the war on drugs in mexico so how do you square the circle. well the i mean you know colorado and washington have votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws said and this is what president obama.
to cross out the war on drugs i'm joined by peter hack i'm in washington he's president emeritus and a senior fellow at the interim american dialogue and in boston we have kevin so bad he is director of the drug policy institute at the university of florida and a former white house senior adviser on drug policy are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to come and i am i to go to you i mean this talk about colorado is talking about washington i mean...
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>>> there's a certain theory that i think popular in washington, d.c. foreign policy circles. i was never clear on whether it was roothood in reality. but basically the theory went like this. you know, dictators in the middle east and the arab world essentially use the palestinian conflict as this kind of proxy pressure release valve in which the anger at their own injustices and tyranny is focused on there. and now in the midst of the arab spring and in the midst of the great upheaval, that the sal yens of this as the central issue in the region has declined and everyone can muddle along, fighting their own battles, in the case of syria, where 40,000 civilians have been killed. do you think the salience has diminished? >> both are true at the same time. in other words this issue has been cynically exploited by virtually ever arab government. but that doesn't mean that it isn't the issue that arabs across the board. across generations, across jenders, religions, across geographic space, across class lines care about the most -- it's the prism of pain through which they view in
>>> there's a certain theory that i think popular in washington, d.c. foreign policy circles. i was never clear on whether it was roothood in reality. but basically the theory went like this. you know, dictators in the middle east and the arab world essentially use the palestinian conflict as this kind of proxy pressure release valve in which the anger at their own injustices and tyranny is focused on there. and now in the midst of the arab spring and in the midst of the great...
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in the united states and washington the various islamic organizations that dominate in the us but when they come into power they put a lot grip on power it is socially establish an islamic dictatorship the sense of betrayal and disappointment has not left the street so tunisia the first country to witness an arab spring uprising unemployment there skyrocketed in the wake of the revolution and is now at eighteen percent. our demands are the same as those that have been made during the revolution we want jobs development in the region and the equitable sharing of wealth we also demand the dismissal of the governor who has done nothing for this region but it's comprised the development here as the arab spring unfolded less than two years ago the obama administration jumped on the bandwagon of the revolutions hoping to forge better alliances with the new leaders . in libya the u.s. prompted the change with airstrikes and arms supplies were seen policymakers here in washington trying very hard to present the arab spring as a success story up until september washington had the revolution in
in the united states and washington the various islamic organizations that dominate in the us but when they come into power they put a lot grip on power it is socially establish an islamic dictatorship the sense of betrayal and disappointment has not left the street so tunisia the first country to witness an arab spring uprising unemployment there skyrocketed in the wake of the revolution and is now at eighteen percent. our demands are the same as those that have been made during the revolution...
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the government and the community in washington faced for at least a decade. the consensus voice as thunder in force. it's vital security interest to have an agreement between israel and the palestinians. but, it says, after a semicolon, we cannot want that more than the parties themselves. this is an ox y moron. we have to decide which part of that sentence is not true. where have we been kidding ourselves? is this a vital interest of the united states? in which case, we have to want it more and throw our weight behind it and tailor or policies behind it with less deference. >> what does that mean? in a con credit sense, what does it look like? >> not letting the israelis drag us into overreacting to palestinian diplomatic moves at the u.n. it means understanding that we have a choice here. the palestinians are facing a choice between the p.a. and the plo. their strategy of negotiations and diplomacy versus hamas' with arm struggle and confrontation. we, the israelis play a huge goal in how that goes. one of the reasons hamas is able to spin this into a huge
the government and the community in washington faced for at least a decade. the consensus voice as thunder in force. it's vital security interest to have an agreement between israel and the palestinians. but, it says, after a semicolon, we cannot want that more than the parties themselves. this is an ox y moron. we have to decide which part of that sentence is not true. where have we been kidding ourselves? is this a vital interest of the united states? in which case, we have to want it more...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday november twenty ninth two thousand and twelve in washington not all deadlines are as pressing as those in the fiscal cliff the day for the final drop of the vocal rule has been pushed out according to the n.b.c. from the end of year to possibly the first quarter of two thousand and thirteen does this simply leave more time for bank lobbying wins like the one scored from the treasury treasury over foreign exchange swaps during this transition out for timothy geithner bob english is here to talk about it all from studies south beach plus third quarter g.d.p. growth was revised up to two point seven percent up from the two percent gain previously reported by the commerce department and just short of expectations now reports are that this gain could reverse but more important than that should we put stock in g.d.p. as a measure of the economy's health at all well discussed and earlier this week we asked the national commentator peter.
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday november twenty ninth two thousand and twelve in washington not all deadlines are as pressing as those in the fiscal cliff the day for the final drop of the vocal rule has been pushed out according to the n.b.c. from the end of year to possibly the first quarter of two thousand and thirteen does this simply leave more time for bank lobbying wins like the one scored from the...
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now washington is looking at it now washington is looking at it to help heal the budget. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: how is the market right now would you say? >> i think things are better. >> reporter: chicago area realtor debbie scully shudders at the idea that the tax deduction on mortgage interest may be on the congressional carving table. what would that do to your business? >> well, it certainly wouldn't be good. now there's a glimmer of hope that looks like things are stabilizing. why would they do anything that could hurt that? >> reporter: scully helped stacy litow sell her home. >> i always thought that that's one of the incentives to buying. >> reporter: builders love the tax break, too, because it helps support the market for big homes. the larger the mortgage, the greater the deduction. but it will cost the treasury nearly $100 billion next year. so now the talk in washington is about lowering the cap for the maximum mortgage amount you can claim interest on down from one million dollars. economist diane swonk. >> if you keep the deduction for the bulk
now washington is looking at it now washington is looking at it to help heal the budget. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: how is the market right now would you say? >> i think things are better. >> reporter: chicago area realtor debbie scully shudders at the idea that the tax deduction on mortgage interest may be on the congressional carving table. what would that do to your business? >> well, it certainly wouldn't be good. now there's a glimmer of hope that looks like...
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the gators may have been there to guard the pot but they are legal to own as pets in washington. so they may have just stayed there. police say the suec
the gators may have been there to guard the pot but they are legal to own as pets in washington. so they may have just stayed there. police say the suec
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and neil irwin is an economics editor and columnist for the "washington post." what's the overview of the number so far? what do you take from them? >> well, there are a couple of trends, obviously. one is the consumer is in a very good mood for good reason. income growth is decent. job growth is coming along, as it were. housing is doing well. so consumers are in a pretty good mood, consumer confidence is at a four-year high and that's reflected in the christmas sales, if you will. they're solid. they're reasonable strong, 4%, 5% growth year over year. as you said earlier, it's really the online sales that are booming, well into the double digits. you mentionedly the 20% rate, and that's what we're expecting this year compared to last europe solid growth in terms of total spending by consumers on christmas goods and holiday sales. but the really interesting story is the online story where it's just growing like gangbusters. >> brown: let me ask cone. we talked about early shopping season. how are retailers dealing with the change? it's a lan landscape that chan
and neil irwin is an economics editor and columnist for the "washington post." what's the overview of the number so far? what do you take from them? >> well, there are a couple of trends, obviously. one is the consumer is in a very good mood for good reason. income growth is decent. job growth is coming along, as it were. housing is doing well. so consumers are in a pretty good mood, consumer confidence is at a four-year high and that's reflected in the christmas sales, if you...
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territory killing four people up time last month solved military was given a boost to buy a deal with washington extending its ballistic missile range. dawson says pyongyang remains though as isolated as ever. north korea's not going to listen to the u.n. nor do they care what the u.n. has the say i mean north korea is suffering from pretty severe sanctions they need food aid they just recently opened up more tourism to china at least some form of revenue so they have no incentive to listen to any such demands from the u.n. because the u.n. and their national pressure are already doing everything they can to squash and squelch north korea's economy as it is for south korea has a lot more room to maneuver they're not so internationally isolated as north korea by their choosing to continue this tension with the north which has been going on since the korean war with the united states and there is nothing good to come of it i don't see why they're making these decisions to continually poke the bear. surely on our team tonight i will transport you to world gizmos and gadgets for this month's latest
territory killing four people up time last month solved military was given a boost to buy a deal with washington extending its ballistic missile range. dawson says pyongyang remains though as isolated as ever. north korea's not going to listen to the u.n. nor do they care what the u.n. has the say i mean north korea is suffering from pretty severe sanctions they need food aid they just recently opened up more tourism to china at least some form of revenue so they have no incentive to listen to...
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in my view washington is simply reflecting the position of israel or washington as far as american interests are concerned there is no real american interest per se national interest that is served by denying the recognition to the palestinians however there is a domestic political issue and that is that many of the members of congress believe that in less they stand by israel in its opposition to the recognition of the palestinian state at this time that they themselves would lose their seats so this is a matter of a domestic domestic politics for the united states rather than a question of foreign policy. the latest greek rescue deal has been hailed as a breakthrough in brussels but now it's time for the green it's a pass through national parliaments in germany there's a growing chorus of frustration among lawmakers about the deal which is estimated to cost berlin hundreds of millions of euros artie's peter oliver now reports the opposition members of the social democrat party have merkel and her center right coalition that's the start is not merely a rubber stamping service and if they wa
in my view washington is simply reflecting the position of israel or washington as far as american interests are concerned there is no real american interest per se national interest that is served by denying the recognition to the palestinians however there is a domestic political issue and that is that many of the members of congress believe that in less they stand by israel in its opposition to the recognition of the palestinian state at this time that they themselves would lose their seats...
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it's tuesday november twentieth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. . we begin this hour with the deadly crisis in the middle east talks of a cease fire today after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict in gaza over one hundred people are reported dead in gaza three people in israel have been killed israel defense forces continued airstrikes overnight while dozens of rockets were reportedly fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon called for a cease fire in gaza saying a ground operation there must be avoided. while russia is a maybe a. military targets inside gaza. and enjoys to be. a civilian infrastructure. is only acceptable under any circumstances the excessive use of force is can and must be rejected. meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send
it's tuesday november twentieth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. . we begin this hour with the deadly crisis in the middle east talks of a cease fire today after one of the bloodiest days of the conflict in gaza over one hundred people are reported dead in gaza three people in israel have been killed israel defense forces continued airstrikes overnight while dozens of rockets were reportedly fired from gaza into israel today u.n. secretary ban ki moon...
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joining us now from washington, democratic congresswoman donna edwards of maryland. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it's good to be with you. >> i want to talk about the president's foreign policy in a moment. in was a very big day for secretary clinton. high stakes when she made -- they made the decision to send her there. she's been able to help facilitate this historic announcement. >> comprehensive piece for all the people of the region. now we have to focus -- >> congresswoman, so this -- let's talk a little about what this day means for the secretary as she potentially looks at a run in 2016 but potentially is looking at the end of her time at the state department. >> well, i think today actually highlighted exactly why hillary clinton is a leader. i mean, the secretary of state did what she needed to do. she went in there. she brokered the conversations that had -- were the groundwork that had been laid by the president and did it in a very deliberative and thoughtful manner which is the way she's conducted herself and our foreign policy over the last
joining us now from washington, democratic congresswoman donna edwards of maryland. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it's good to be with you. >> i want to talk about the president's foreign policy in a moment. in was a very big day for secretary clinton. high stakes when she made -- they made the decision to send her there. she's been able to help facilitate this historic announcement. >> comprehensive piece for all the people of the region. now we have to focus --...
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